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Blagojevich was arrested by federal authorities in 2008 in an expansive corruption case that ultimately led to his impeachment in the state House and his removal from office in 2009.

Blagojevich was arrested on corruption charges in 2008, impeached and removed from office in 2009, and convicted in 2011 on 18 counts, including wire fraud and attempted extortion.

President Trump is reportedly set to pardon former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, ... Rob Grant, spoke with WGN News in 2019 about the day of Blagojevich’s arrest some 11 years earlier.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich took a shot at Democratic firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's arrest earlier this week, claiming she pretended to be handcuffed while he gets "arrested ...

Just weeks after Blagojevich was arrested by the FBI in 2008, and charged in an expansive corruption case, the Illinois House voted to impeach him followed by a senate conviction, thereby removing ...

Blagojevich, 64, was arrested in December 2008 on an array of corruption charges, including the proposed sale of President-elect Barack Obama’s Senate seat and trying to shake down executives ...

Illinois Supreme Court Disbars Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich The court's decision was hardly a surprise and Blagojevich, whose license was suspended indefinitely after his 2008 arrest, did not fight ...

As disgraced ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich stood in front of TV cameras this week and declared himself a political prisoner finally home from eight years of exile, his former running mate watched in disb… ...

Trump Drags Comey Into His Griping About Blagojevich’s Prison Sentence President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base on February 18, 2020 in ...

- Dec. 9, 2007: Federal agents arrest Blagojevich on corruption charges at his Chicago home. - January 2009: The Illinois House votes 114-1 to impeach Blagojevich, ...